Sheet-metal wheel.



I. c. TURNER & F. H. HARTZELL.

SHEET METALWHEEL. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8. I914.

1 00,276. Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

G ftoznega (I at JOHN C. TURNER AND FORREST H. HARTZELL, 0F DAYTON,OHIO, ASSIGNORS '10 SCHIEBLE TOY NOVELTY COMPANY,

' OHIO.

OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF SHEET-METAL wrrnnn Specificatio ersPatent. Paffijgntgd 4 3 191@ Application filed September 8, 1914. SerialNo. 860,559.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN C. TURNER and FORREST H. HARTZELL, citizens ofthe United States, and residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomeryand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inSheet-Metal Wheels, of which the following specification is a fulldisclosure.

Our invention relates to an improvement in sheet metal wheels,especially applicable to toys.

An object of the invention is to provide a wheel in which the hub,spokes and rim are integrally formed from a sheet of metal, each havingspecific characteristics, the hub portion being dishedor embossed, thespokes of a semi-circular, curved or corrugant cross-sectional contour,and an embossed circumferential rim terminating in a transversetread-margin." I

Another object of the invention is to provide a wheel of two sheet metalmembers, the one to comprise a unit member of hub, spokes and rim, andthe second a hub member, both having concentric holes or apertures inalinement to receive an axle, and provide two bearing surfaces for theaxle, the hub member of roughened, scalloped or undulating contour,adapted to circumferentially seat and coincidentally 'intermesh with thereverse side of the unit member and. be laterally secured thereto byfastening tangs integral with one of said members, and bent to claspupon the second. Various other objects and features of the inventionrelate to structural details, and also possess combined architecturaland mechanical characteristics in the production of a miniaturefacsimile of an automobile wheel, all of which will be more 'fully setforth in the description of the accompanying drawing disclosure,embodied in a preferred form of the invention, and which .forms a partof this specification, and in such drawings like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts throughout the several views of which Figure1 is an inside plan view of our improved toy wheel. Fig. 2 is a sectionon line construction renders its use possible to other fields, and isthus comprehended. Its construction ofiers greater rigidity and strengththan ordinarily required for the class of sheet metal toys to which thewheels are applied, and which is accomplished without increasing thecost of manufacture over the present known types of sheet metal toywheels. It offers ease and convenience in assemblage, and presents, froma design or ornamental view, marked features of simi-' larity from aside elevation of a miniature facsimile of an automobile wheel, and whenapplied to a representative automobile toy materially adds to itsattractiveness and selling value.

The architectural characteristics in the miniature facsimilerepresentation of an automobile wheel is enlarged in its scope so as Lto possess mechanical qualifications, adding rigidity to the wheel andproviding devices for securing a hub piece rigidly upon the rear oroff-side of a unit Wheel member. ihe unit wheel member and hub piecehave con.- centric holes in alinement to receive an axle and provide twosupporting surfaces there for. As set forth, the wheel unitaril iscomposed of two members, a unit w eel member, and a hub member, the unitWheel member integrallycombining and forming from a sheet metal blank bya process of stamping a central hub portion 1, embossed or dished towardthe finish side ofthe wheel and apertured at its axis, 2. to receive anaxle. The intermediate portion ofsaid member is divisionally aperturedcircumferentially around the hub portion to give individuality to thespokes 8. The spokes 3 are of semicircular or U-form in cross section'scalloped or coincident contour of the supplemental hub member 5.

6 represents the felly portion of the wheel having the sectional margins7 at the spoke apertures 8 bent toward the elf-side of the wheel, whichmargins are in respective continuity ,with the inturned spoke margins,presenting a rounded innerperiphery of the felly from the finish side ofthe wheel. From the telly portion the wheel member is pressed convexlyin cross-section or embossed circumferentially to represent the tireportion 9, which terminates in a transverse rim or tread-margin '10.This treadmargin 10 extends rearwardly to a plane with the remainderrearwardprojections of the wheel on the off surface or side, which givesthe wheel a wide tread, adding to the ornamental effect of the wheel,.conceals the off-side; and also materially adds to its, physical valuein locomotive toys, inertia Wheel operated, wherein the inertia wheelaxle is frictionally engaged upon the periphery of the wheel and thetread-margins further enhanced for its particular usage, by-reason ofits roughened peripheral surface, due to the compression of the metal inits stamping operation.

The hub member 5 provides a supplemental hub extension from the oil-sideof the Wheel, and is formed from a blank having a scalloped orundulating contour, with thecentral portion of the blank embossed ordished, and provided withan axial aperture 11, so that when applied tothe unit wheel v member its embossed portion projects 0ppositely fromthat of the hub portion 1, to relatively space the apertures inconcentricalinement, and provide two axle contacting or supportingsurfaces. The liubmember is rigidly secured to the ofl-side of the unitmember by engaging or seating the teeth 13 of the hub member formed byits roughened or undulating contour respectively into the spokerecesses, and fastening said member laterally in position by. the tangs14' formed integral with the unit member and intermediate of thespokes,

' which tangs are bent backwardly and'o'verlappingly upon said hubmember 5. 1 This hub member, therefore, is secured both against otherand lateral and axial displacement, and is substantially unitarilycombined with the unit member without the use of auxiliary fasten-- ingmeans.

Having thus described our'invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States I 1. A sheet -metal wheelcomprising a wheel member having spokes of a crosssectional formation toprovide recesses upon one side, a hub member of a contour adaptedto'engage into said spoke recesses, and fastening tangs projecting fromone member and bent to clasp over the second member for connectingthesamei 2. Aj'wheel of the character'disclosed, combining a unit sheetmetal wheel member having an apertured. hub portion, spokes, rim, andfastening tangs intermediate the spokes at the hub circumference, Q

and an apertured "hub member having a roughened 'or undulating contouradapted to register with the irregularities in the surface of theoff-side of said unit member and rigidly secured thereto by laterallybending the said tangs to overlap thereon.

3. A sheet metal wheel comprising a member having spokes of across-sectional formation to provide recesses upon one side, a hubmember of a contour adapted to reg.- ister with said spoke recesses I,for nonrevolubly mounting one member upon the In witness whereof, Wehereunto subscribe witnesses.

' JJOHN C. TURNER.

Witnessesi WILLIAM E. SCHIEBLE,-

'W. F ANK, i H. B SOLIMANO.

I means for securing said members together.

our names, as attested by the subscribing FORREST H. HARTZELL. I

